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Thanks John. This also makes sense. The surface, in places, is simply spreading, not sinking, when I walk on it. It's like a half inch of paste on top of a harder surface. Seems like you had a similar situation so it's reassuring to hear you've had no issues.

I appreciate your thoughts. I did a lot of research before starting this project but spongy/plasticy soil was not something I anticipated and it's thrown me a bit. My instinct says to scrape it down to something more solid but I don't want to create more work and expense for myself if it's a...

I've read and re-read a lot of threads about patio subbases but still can't decide how to proceed with mine. Late last year I dug out an area 50sq.m down roughly 160mm from finished surface level. Working to the 100mm type 1/ 40mm bed / 20 porcelain tile advice that seems quite common. The...